Obit: Jay Pipes, 1976, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Carol Young Knight ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Obit for Jay Pipes - LaSalle Parish, La. Source: Local newspaper 1976 Prominent LaSalle Man is Killed - Jay Pipes, 75 year old prominent LaSalle Parish man died early Saturday morning of injuries he suffered in a two-car accident at the intersection of U.S. Highways 84 and 165 at Tullos. Two Crossett, Ark. men were injured in the accident, and were taken to Hardtner Medical Center. Pipes was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. According to State Police reports, the Pipes automobile was traveling west on U.S. 84 when it collided with the south bound auto driven by Larry Martin, in which Donald Martin was a passenger. State police said no citations were issued in connection with the accident. Funeral services for Pipes were held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Eden Methodist Church of Trout and Rev. James McLelland and Rev. James Hodges officiating. Burial followed in Eden Cemetery of Trout under direction of Kinner and Stevens Funeral Home of Jena. Survivors include his widow, Mrs Mary Whatley Pipes of Trout; two daughters, Mrs. Jeanine Jones of Cameron and Mrs. Mary Sue Peace of Sicility Island; five brothers, Julius Pipes, Wiley Pipes and Fred Pipes all of Ruston, Rufus Pipes of Jonesboro and W.H. Pipes of Choudrant; one sister Mrs. Willie Boyd of Choudrant; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were William Peck, Marvin Nolan, Ernest Gray, Jack Pipes, Frank Doughty, Floyd Perritt, Charles Williams and Jeddie Ray Hodges In 1950, Mr. Pipes reentered the teaching profession where he taught at Jena High School until he retired in 1965. He was honored as a member of the high school faculty in 1965 by the students dedicating the annual, The Giant Tribe, to him for the dedicated service to the educational system of Jena High and love and admiration for him. His tenure of service at Jena High School, 20 of his 25 years were spent in Jena as principal, coach, and classroom teacher. After his retirement he was responsible for establishing the head start program in LaSalle Parish and has been associated with the Council of Senior Citizens as Director for LaSalle Parish where he has organized several centers for crafts and arts and also the meals for the elder in the various schools in the parish. He graduated from Choudrant High School in 1918 and Northwestern State at Natchitoches in 1921, with a B.S. degree. He coached at Jena High School in 1923 and coached at Urania High School in 1924and 1925 where he won the state championship in basketball, with the team going on to place fourth in the national tournament in Chicago. He returned to Jena High School as basketball coach and in 1928 his team won the state championship and placed fifth in national competition. He later became the principal of Jena High School and served in that capacity until 1933 when he served as district supervisor for the U.S. Public Health Service until 1942. From 1942 to 1950 he was employed by Placid Oil Company. While employed by Placid he was elected school board member and during his tenure, he helped institute the first lunch rooms in LaSalle Parish and consolidation of the parish schools. During his educational career, he also began a school for the Choctaw Indians in LaSalle Parish. (Note: Jay Hugh Pipes was born June 1, 1900 in Lincoln Parish, La., son of Julius Wade Pipes and Mary Elizabeth Edmundson. He died on March 13, 1976. He married Mary Elizabeth "Pick" Whatley May 6, 1923 at Columbia, La.) Submitted by Carol Young Knight Date: 9/10/1999 4:21:06 PM Central Daylight Time